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| Egypt's Morsi Says Wants To Expand Iran Ties |
| 2012-06-25 |
| Egypt's president-elect tells Iran's Fars news agency he's looking to expand ties with Tehran to create strategic 'balance' in region Egypt's President-elect Mohammed Morsi said in an interview with Iran's Fars news agency on Monday that he was looking to expand ties with Tehran to create a strategic "balance" in the region. Â Fars quoted him as saying he was interested in better relations with Tehran. "This will create a balance of pressure in the region, and this is part of my program". Fars said he was speaking a few hours before the results of the Egyptian election were announced on Sunday. Â Morsi was declared Egypt's first Islamist president on Sunday after the freest elections in the country's history. Â The election commission said Morsi won with 51.7% of last weekend's run-off vote versus 48.3 for Shafiq. Turnout was 51%. Voter turnout in the first round stood at 46%. Â Iran was one of the first countries to congratulate Morsi on his win. "The revolutionary movement of the Egyptian people... is in its final stages of the Islamic awakening and a new era of change in the Middle East," said Iran's Foreign Ministry in a statement. Â In his first address to the nation, hours after being declared Egypt's new president, Morsi pledged to "preserve international accords and obligations" - a reference to the peace deal with Israel. Â However, nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits... Morsi did not specifically mention Israel or the 1979. |
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| #4 Does this mean that 'gypies want to sign on with Dinnerjacket's pal Pencilneck too? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-06-25 13:05 |
| #3 Most everybody quickly called Dr. Morsi to congratulate him, including the prime minister of Israel. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2012-06-25 08:34 |
| #2 Stalin also congratulated Hitler on entering Paris in May of 1940. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-06-25 06:13 |
| #1 Iran was one of the first countries to congratulate Morsi on his win. With Obama a close second. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2012-06-25 05:53 |